Author: HASALD
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Presentation: Roxanne Miller (formerly Wong)
Date: Tuesday, 25 Apr 2017Speakers: Roxanne Miller (formerly Wong) ‘Roxifyonline’ is an automated feedback system designed to give students help with essay writing. This program is the product of Roxanne’s PhD research and was designed for use by EFL/ESL learners. It has been in use by her students for the two years. The programme went…
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Presentation: Adam Forrester from HK PolyU
Date: Tuesday, 21 Feb 2017Speakers: Adam Forrester from HK PolyU Adam Forrester is the Project Leader of the MOOC developed by the ELC, English@Work in Asia. This MOOC was first launched in October 2015, and is now on its third run on the edX platform. Adam’s talk taught us how MOOCs have developed, their characteristics, and presented…
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Presentation: Shari Lughmani from HK PolyU
Date: Wednesday, 11 Jan 2017Speakers: Shari Lughmani from HK PolyU Shari spoke about the recent rise of English across the Curriculum in Hong Kong universities and increased resources allocated towards General Education (GE) provision and literacy. She said that due to the impetus for inter-institutional collaboration and relevant pedagogical development, the Hong Kong’s University Grants…
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News: Seasons Greetings e-Card
Date: Monday, 12 Dec 2016Topic: James wrote and sent a Seasons Greetings e-Card to all HASALD members with information of the next event printed on it
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Presentation: HKU, PolyU and CityU OPTIMUS Team
Date: Friday, 25 Nov 2016Speakers: HKU, PolyU and CityU OPTIMUS Team – David Gardner, Ken Lau, Kevin Pat, Jovi Chan, James King, Jane Robbins, Hebe Wong For this HASALD gathering, all of the OPTIMUS Team were in attendance to present and discuss this new online project. The team shared the main goal of the Online Project…
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News: HASALD AGM and Presentation
Date: Oct 2016Speakers: Dr Chan Wing Shing (Electronic Engineering, CityU) and Dr Hebe Wong (CityU ELC)Topic: HASALD AGM and Presentation In this presentation HASALD members learned that for ten years the English Language Centre and the Electronic Engineering Department of City University of Hong Kong have worked closely together to provide language support beyond the…
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Presentation: Visit from Ritsumeikan University
Date: Thursday, 29th Oct 2015Time: 18:30 to 19:30Speakers: Michael SHAWBACK, Chie HOSOKAWA, and Saeko DANMATSU from Ritsumeikan UniversityTopic: Visit from Ritsumeikan University Click here for more information.
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Presentation: Evaluating the Usefulness of Writing Materials in Self-access Language Learning from the Learners’ Perspective
Date: Thursday, 7th May 2015Speakers: SHEN JiayuTopic: Evaluating the Usefulness of Writing Materials in Self-access Language Learning from the Learners’ Perspective Abstract: Self-access language learning (SALL) promotes learner autonomy and cultivates life-long learners. Due to the commercially-bought self-access materials housed at the City U Self Access Centre (SAC), their usefulness to SALL is not assured. Hence,…
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Presentation: Study abroad and its implications for self access practices: An overview of relevant research
Date: Tuesday, 17th March 2015Speakers: Thomas HaywardTopic: Study abroad and its implications for self access practices: An overview of relevant research Abstract: This presentation provides an overview of study abroad (SA) research, looking at how the studies are conceived and their overall aims. This research has traditionally been informed by issues in the wider field of…
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Presentation: Opportunities and Challenges of the Self-Access Language Learning Center (SALLC) at Mae Fah Luang University (MFU)
Date: Tuesday, 13th January 2015Speakers: Thanapong Sombat, Sasima Charubusp, Atima Kaewsa-ard, Ken Chuapalakit, Atitaya Wiangnil SALLC-MFU StaffTopic: Opportunities and Challenges of the Self-Access Language Learning Center (SALLC) at Mae Fah Luang University (MFU)Abstract: This presentation is an introduction to the Self-Access Language Learning Center at Mae Fah Luang University, in terms of its infrastructure, management, extra-curricular activities,…